/O.CON.KMTR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081014T0000Z/ NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- 524 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW...IN THE TEENS AND EVEN SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY DRY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE WIND DRIVEN FIRE POTENTIAL THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST TO PERSIST IN THE HILLS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AFTER TODAY. NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP SOMEWHAT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUT AT THIS TIME WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING BEYOND THIS AFTERNOON.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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